Applications of immunohistochemistry

• Published in: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science Vol. 4; no. Suppl 2; pp. S307 - S309
• Main Authors: Duraiyan, Jeyapradha, Govindarajan, Rajeshwar, Kaliyappan, Karunakaran, Palanisamy, Murugesan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.08.2012; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Antibody; antigen; Antigen-antibody reactions; Biomarkers; Cancer; Dental Science - Review; Diagnosis; Disease; Genetic counseling; Hepatitis; Immunohistochemistry; Methods; Pathology; Polyclonal antibodies; Proteins; Tumors; India; disease; antigen; immunohistochemistry; Antibody

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an important application of monoclonal as well as polyclonal antibodies to determine the tissue distribution of an antigen of interest in health and disease. IHC is widely used for diagnosis of cancers; specific tumor antigens are expressed de novo or up-regulated in ce...